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CREATIVE CLUSTERS

The Department of Education and Youth is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters. The deadline for receipt of applications is 20th April.

Dual Language Application Form

Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project 2025–2027. 

•    3 schools would receive €9,000
•    5 schools would receive €15,000 

In addition to financial support above each cluster will also receive: 

•    A Creative Cluster Facilitator 
•    Teacher Substitution to attend Workshops and Meetings
•    Room hire, travel & subsistence

Please see the following link for more details Creative Clusters Application Guidelines 2026

Applications are to be completed online using the following link: Creative Clusters 2026 - 2028 Application Form should you need assistance, please contact your local full-time Education Support Centre (list at Appendix 1 of Guidelines document on DE website) or use this link Appendix 1

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Eligible Schools - The following schools are welcome to apply to participate in Creative Clusters:

  • Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Clusters.
  • Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Schools and those who will complete Creative Schools Year 2 in the 2025/26 school year.
  • Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the 2025/26 school year. However, they must apply as part of a cluster who have not yet participated in the initiative. In this instance, it is required that this school applies to lead a cluster of schools that are new to the initiative.
  • The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local area.
  • 42 Creative Clusters will be selected nationally - 2 per Education Support Centre.

Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI)

Dual Language Application Form